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Criterion Releases RenderWare Graphics 3.4

Criterion Software has launched RenderWare Graphics 3.4, the company's graphics engine for game development. The new features in version 3.4 include:

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Game Developer, Staff

September 17, 2002

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Criterion Software has launched RenderWare Graphics 3.4, the company's graphics engine for game development. The new features in version 3.4 include:

  • A new exporter framework, enabling modifications in the art asset export process

    • A generic animation toolkit for both hierarchical and non-hierarchical animation, allowing the key-framing of any parameter

    • A skin splitter toolkit, that supports the splitting of skinned meshes to a set number of bones increasing the maximum limit from 64 to 256.

    • The Pipeline Delivery System and G3x rendering pipes for PlayStation 2 development, which increase performance by operating under specific conditions and let you configure them according to your game's

    • Performance enhancements to the OpenGL renderer for PC, and support for multi-texturing options

    • DirectX 8 support for the PC

    • An advanced memory manager for textures and vertex buffers for Xbox

    • New hardware skinning for Gamecube games. See the Criterion web site for pricing and licensing information.

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